ArticleNature communications2026
Real-space imaging and control of topological spin textures in a van der Waals antiferromagnet.
Zhiyuan Cheng, Zhongchong Lin, Hee Young Kwon, Haoran Guo, Heng Niu, Hongying Zhu, Zhiguo Jiang, Yaqing Han, Zhongwei Dai, Renjun Du and 13 more
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Zhiyuan ChengNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3444-5026 Hee Young KwonDepartment of Physics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Heng NiuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-1387 Hongying ZhuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhiguo JiangNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yaqing HanNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhongwei DaiMolecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Renjun DuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9843-2003 Liang SunNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7825-9256 Bingfeng MiaoNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-0695 Mengmeng YangAnhui Key Laboratory of Magnetic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China.
Geliang YuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0169-7781 Yufeng HaoNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7758-5244 Haifeng DingNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7524-0779 Gong ChenNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. gch@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5102-7487 Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12374113
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Layered magnetic systems with interlayer antiferromagnetic coupling are emerging as a promising platform for energy-efficient spintronic technologies, particularly in the form of van der Waals (vdW) magnets. The direct observation and manipulation of topological spin textures in perpendicularly magnetized 2D antiferromagnets, however, remain highly challenging due to their compensated magnetic states and rigid interlayer exchange, thereby hindering direct insight into spin ordering and functional exploration. Here, using spin-polarized low-energy electron microscopy, we directly visualize antiferromagnetic domains and emergent topological textures in the vdW antiferromagnet (Fe
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